clean install, no floppy drive can i use windows me?

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I just got a notebook computer and I want to format the harddrive and install
windows xp, this computer doesnt have a floppy disc drive. can i use windows
me for a boot disc?

 

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If your laptop supports booting from your CDROM drive, you
won't need any other disk. Just change your bios to boot
from your CD and insert your Windows XP disc.

 

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The Windows XP CD is bootable so there is no reason
to use a Windows ME CD.

Clean Install Windows XP (same procedure for Windows 2000)
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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"88nsd" wrote:

| I just got a notebook computer and I want to format the harddrive and install
| windows xp, this computer doesnt have a floppy disc drive. can i use windows
| me for a boot disc?

 

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Hi

The XP CD is bootable, but you may have to change the boot sequence via the
BIOS. Otherwise, you can use a Win ME boot disk - select 'With CD support'.
If you go this route, please make sure that you run smartdrive first,
otherwise the install will take hours.

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Will Denny
MVP - Windows Shell/User
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"88nsd" <88nsd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:81197461-995D-4E88-8B98-92E65862B9F2@microsoft.com...
>I just got a notebook computer and I want to format the harddrive and
>install
> windows xp, this computer doesnt have a floppy disc drive. can i use
> windows
> me for a boot disc?